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English Teacher & Tutor: Balbina Ebong

Private lessons, classes in Douala, Cameroon or online via telephone, email.

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Date: October 5, 2003

The Basics

Name:

Balbina Ebong

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Self-study lessons:

No online lessons

Language(s) to teach:

English

(N) = Also native language of teacher.

City:

Douala

State, province or region:

Country:

Cameroon

Services:

Teaching

Tutoring

Lessons delivery:

Live in person

Telephone

Program Summary
Class sizes available:	Private Lessons 2-3 students 4-8 students 9 or more students
Student proficiency levels:	Intermediate
Facets available:	Study Abroad Business Test Preparation

Teaching Approach

I relate language teaching to communicative activities and most epecially to what is found around the learners's environment. This means that I can carry out teaching even with minimum infrastructur e especially in a country like Cameroon with its acute lack of basic teaching infrastructur e. I teach with techniques like role-play, telling of folktales, songs, riddles, jokes and proverbs. This technique helps keep up the enthusiasm of the students and even the least enthusiastic ones join in once they see how much the others are progressing. I try as much as possible to make even a one-to-one class fun and enjoyable. By the end of each course students coem out more communicative than they came in and depending on their course level. The uniquesness is the ease with which I conduct my lessons so much that the students don't find it stressful learning the foreign language.

Program Description

Depending on the level, activites are scheduled with the course and they act as part of the curriculum. A lot of role-play activities, singing, telling of folktales, riddles, jokes and proverbs. Relating lessons to everyday life and what is happening in the student's immediate environment.

Teaching Experience

I have taught as a state school teacher in Cameroon for the past ten years. During this period I have been teaching adolescents (12-18years), both EFL and ESL. I must mention the fact that Cameroon is a bilingual country and most English language teachers are trained both as EFL and ESL teachers. In my case I have had to teach in a bilingual secondary/hig h school where I taught EFL to Francophones and ESL to Anglophones. However, I am more EFL inclined and have done more years of teaching this. I have also taught with the English Language Teaching Center of the British Council in Douala for 4years. During this period I have been teaching both young learners and adults. I have taught General English and with the help of teacher training courses have taught Business English. I have carried out a lot of courses with the Exam Preparotory classes most of whom need a qualification to get into an English or English speaking university. The courses have had classes ranging between 8-12 students and sometimes I have had to do a one-to-one course which I founf interesting.

Teacher Training

Presently, I am reading for a PH.D in language teaching methodology where I am trying find out how the use of the material in the learner's environment can help raise his enthusiasm in learning a foreign language.
I am a holder of the following qualification s:
B.A. English.
Dip loma For Teachers of Secondary/ High school.
Mast er's Degree in Theatre.

Frequently Asked Questions

My Schedule is always adjusted to the learner's schedule.

Cost of Lessons

15.000rfs CFA an hour

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Profile Creation:	October 5, 2003
Profile Last Edit:	October 5, 2003
Last Login:	February 1, 2010

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